Jordan Adam
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I put it in the wrong thread... Ops
I put it in the wrong thread... Ops
Updates @ 17.00 Friday 2nd March
Ipswich: most Ipswich Buses routes are running normally. Last buses will depart Tower Ramparts by 21.00 tonight.
We will be operating an X1 service approximately every 30 minutes between Grand Avenue, Ely and Westgate Street via Canton between 10am and 5pm. This service will be operated by our coach fleet which are fitted with specialised snow tyres and not our usual buses.
Update: Saturday 3rd March @ 08.00
Reading: Reading Buses reporting everything running to full route, with a few delays due to the conditions. Yellow Warning of ice in force until 11.00 for the area.
Ipswich: Ipswich Buses report everything running to full route, except no service on routes 173/174 and 98 (bus may operate as a 97), also 111 only operating as far as Somersham.
Devon:
- Plymouth: pretty much back to normal. Some outer sections of Plymouth CityBus routes still not being served, whilst Stagecoach are not operating route 3 (Plymouth-Dartmouth) yet and the 48 is not going into Wembury. Falcon has resumed operations with an 06.50 departure from Plymouth. First coach to leave Bristol estimated at 10.30, also a 10.16 journey will operate from Cullompton to Plymouth.
- Torbay: route 12 and parts of routes 31 (to Barton School) and 34 (to Watcombe Garage) now operating, other routes being assessed.
- Exeter: still limited services, with some areas off main roads not being served. Route 2 running to Newton Abbot but missing out Sandygate.
- North Devon: most routes running with some sections missed out. No service yet on 6/6a (Exeter-Bude), 5b only running Barnstaple-Great Torrington, 155 only running Barnstaple-South Molton, 72/75/75a only running as far as Torrington, no service on 85.
10:03, 3rd Of March 2018
Stagecoach North Scotland would like to advise customers of disruption to bus services due to the severe weather conditions. This page will be updated throughout the day with any disruption to bus services.
We recommend to allow additional time for travel as we are expecting services to be delayed due to road conditions. Some services may be cancelled at short notice due to changing road conditions.
Aberdeeen Union Square Bus Station has now fully repoened, all services that are operating will depart from their usual stances.
Weekend updates - 3rd/4th March. Website will be kept up to date every hour at the weekend between 0700 and 1700 but for live updates check Twitter @StagecoachNScot - you do not need a Twitter account to check the Twitter feed. Customer Services will resume Monday morning at 0600.
Aberdeenshire
All services are in operation with the below exceptions, please also see Deeside and Buchan below.
41/231/240/273/257/258/290/291/292/293/301/421/422 will not operate today.
Service 218 at 0950 from Alford has been cancelled.
107 until further notice will be staying on the main road A92.
X20 - unable to serve Monymusk.
22 Inverurie Town Service will be unable to serve Crichie Circle,Provost Circle and Golf Park until further notice.
Service 62 between Aberdeen and Ellon is in operation but will be unable to serve Meiklemill,Esslemount, Caste Park. Balmedie and Foveran are being served.
Deeside
Service between Aberdeen and Braemar is in operation.
We won't be able to serve Tarland - Lumphanan - Torphins, buses from Ballater will be going along the A93, 202 buses from Aberdeen will terminate in Banchory.
Buchan
Services in Buchan are suspended. Due to drifting snow there are currently no Stagecoach buses operating in the Buchan area north of Ellon - this includes Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Mintlaw and everything between. Update to follow at 1100.
Service 62 between Aberdeen and Ellon is in operation but will be unable to serve Meiklemill,Esslemount, Caste Park. Balmedie and Foveran are being served.
Moray
Service 35 is back in operation between Elgin and Aberdeen however will operate via main roads only. Portgordon, Portessy, Findochy and Whitehills will not be served.
Service 38 unable to serve residential areas in Buckie until further notice. East Church Street still being served.
Highlands
Services are in operation - includes service X99. Service X99 will be unable to serve Lybster or Dunbeath war memorial.
We are unable to serve the Seaboard villages on the 30A/30C.
Service 62 Tain - Lairg is suspended for the rest of the day.
Orkney
Services are in operation.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/servi...rticle?SituationId=ID-27/02/2018-06:08:03:130
From the 2nd of March until further notice
First Aberdeen are currently running all services however there will be delays on most services due to staff struggling to get into work. Further updates to follow ongoing this morning.
https://www.firstgroup.com/aberdeen...urrent-issues/service-update-friday-2nd-march
08:53, 3rd Of March 2018
The service 26 will run a limited service from 0900 only calling in at Luthermuir, Laurencekirk, Drumlithie and Stonehaven.
All other services cancelled.
You can view further updates at their twitter. @NWNicoll
Still very limited services in South Wales... nothing in the vale of Glamorgan and very restricted service in Cardiff...
sadly for the residents of Cardiff, Cardiff bus have chosen to put their limited resources into operating services on which NAT compete and which NAT are also operating services today. Seems Cardiff bus will never learn... surely the right approach would be to call a truce and ask NAT to accept their tickets for the duration of the emergency and co-operate to provide buses to as many areas as possible?
Still very limited services in South Wales... nothing in the vale of Glamorgan and very restricted service in Cardiff...
sadly for the residents of Cardiff, Cardiff bus have chosen to put their limited resources into operating services on which NAT compete and which NAT are also operating services today. Seems Cardiff bus will never learn... surely the right approach would be to call a truce and ask NAT to accept their tickets for the duration of the emergency and co-operate to provide buses to as many areas as possible?
Further update @ 12.00:
- Torbay: 12 full route but diverted between Preston and Belgrave Road during the high tide. 22 extended to Dawlish from 11.00. 31 running full route as far as Barton School but not on to Padacre Road. 32 Operating direct from Torquay to Shiphay as roads in Cheston still not passable. 34 operating between Torquay and St Marychurch only, no service to Watcombe or The Willows. Fox running normally. Gold now operating, full route. No news yet on routes 13, 17, 18/18a, 120.
Stagecoach local services in Newton Abbot still suspended, as is route 39 to Exeter - no news on route 88. Route 2 is now operating normally via Sandygate.
Dartmouth local route 90 now has a limited service. No news on routes 3 or X64.
- Exeter: routes J, K, R, S and Park & Rides now normal route. Routes 1/1a/1b nor operating full route except omitting Bradinch. Route 57 now operating through to Brixington with a revised loop working. Routes 55 and 157 operating normally.
from what I understand Cardiff Bus had a shortage of drivers due to the adverse conditions... however they chose to only operate the same routes as NAT... the question is why did they do so when other routes would also be passable? eg Baycar 6 is a totally flat route... but no service.. strangely no competing NAT service only. My point is that with the adverse conditions you would have thought that Cardiff bus would have cooperated rather than compete to give as many residents as possible a service. However as we all know Cardiff Bus has a history and reputation for over aggressive {and even illegal} competition.... seems they have learned nothingI doubt it was shortage of resources. Vale of Glamorgan bore the brunt of the weather.
from what I understand Cardiff Bus had a shortage of drivers due to the adverse conditions... however they chose to only operate the same routes as NAT... the question is why did they do so when other routes would also be passable? eg Baycar 6 is a totally flat route... but no service.. strangely no competing NAT service only. My point is that with the adverse conditions you would have thought that Cardiff bus would have cooperated rather than compete to give as many residents as possible a service. However as we all know Cardiff Bus has a history and reputation for over aggressive {and even illegal} competition.... seems they have learned nothing
8A/8C Ringland - Chepstow Road only terminating at Coldra Roundabout
17/18/19 Malpas - Malpas Road only terminating at Cwmbran Drive Roundabout
34/35/36 Duffryn - Cardiff Road only terminating at Pont Ebbw Roundabout
42/43 Moorland Park - Outbound Chepstow Rd - Wharf Road - Corporation Road - SDR to Balfe Road roundabout. Inbound SDR - Corporation Road.
from what I understand Cardiff Bus had a shortage of drivers due to the adverse conditions... however they chose to only operate the same routes as NAT... the question is why did they do so when other routes would also be passable? eg Baycar 6 is a totally flat route... but no service.. strangely no competing NAT service only. My point is that with the adverse conditions you would have thought that Cardiff bus would have cooperated rather than compete to give as many residents as possible a service. However as we all know Cardiff Bus has a history and reputation for over aggressive {and even illegal} competition.... seems they have learned nothing
well that seems a more reasonable conclusion than the alternative... that the ONLY bus routes the council gritters cleared are routes on which the bus companies compete....So flat means passable....
well that seems a more reasonable conclusion than the alternative... that the ONLY bus routes the council gritters cleared are routes on which the bus companies compete....
Arriva MK withdrawing service today from 7pm, which is totally unnecessary as the main roads are now usably clear and good for 50mph (limit 60/70) in most places.
Much of it has melted today, the lot will easily be gone by Monday if not tomorrow.
Same here in South Wales. An excuse not to run unprofitable evening services?
well here in south wales it's probably got something to do with the fact that the temperatures have dropped once again and with the thawing that's taken place today there is a significant risk of black ice... I've hit black ice in my car before... and I certainly wouldn't like to try ice skating with a bus! also I've had a fresh fall of snow in the last couple of hours here in my part of south wales... another good reason for taking the buses off early...Same here in South Wales. An excuse not to run unprofitable evening services?
well here in south wales it's probably got something to do with the fact that the temperatures have dropped once again and with the thawing that's taken place today there is a significant risk of black ice... I've hit black ice in my car before... and I certainly wouldn't like to try ice skating with a bus! also I've had a fresh fall of snow in the last couple of hours here in my part of south wales... another good reason for taking the buses off early...
and don't forget the drivers have to get home after their shift...
if you intend going out don't be fooled... just because the air temp is above freezing and it's raining doesn't mean to say there won't be black ice... the weathermen have been warning about this for days... because the ground is still frozen then rain can freeze on contact with the ground and form black ice....Ah we have rain here on the Gwent Levels and temperature above freezing.